You now have Carrier Dectect [ Modem Light " CD " ] If you have communications problems beyond this point check parameters. Use ----> 8 BITS NO Parity 1 Stop Bit [ 8/N/1 ] ___ __/ \__ / \ NewCon CIS Bulletin Board_____________________ __/ \___ Concrete Information Services Stephen M. Lane SYSOP Adrienne Meads Membership Sysop Mailing Address 1106 Tace Drive Suite 1A Essex, Maryland 21221 Technical Support 301-391-5322 17 hours a day 7:00 AM to 12:00 Midnight National Toll Free 800-242-5322 Technical and Customer Support. User charges for access to the HUB and Other NewCon Services The HUB Service charges: All users recive The HUB's SPROCKET Users guide and recive a Monthly news letter. HUB Charges are $49.50 for the first year and a $10.00 charge per year to renew membership. Or a Flat $59.50 for lifetime membership SPECIAL OFFER TO THOSE WHO SIGN ON BEFORE OCTOBER 15, 1989 NewCon is offering a Special one time Early Bird offer. Here's what to do, send us the enclosed order form or call 1-800-242-5322 call 1-301-391-5322. and ask for the Early Bird Special. We will cut the Yearly membership to $25.00 and make it a lifetime membership. Plus give you 2 Free hours connect time, enroll you into NewCons BBS for one year Plus the below hourly Charges. ( Value of $62.50 ) ALL " A " CITIES ALL " B & C " CITIES $ 13.00 per hour prime time $14.00 per hour prime time $ 6.50 per hour non-prime time $ 7.50 per hour non-prime time $ 6.00 per month Service Charge $ 6.00 per month Service Charge All calls are billed per minute and there is a Two minute minimum. I.E. If you call into the system then hang up you would still be Charged for 2 minutes. All 9600 baud callers add $ 2.00 to the above per hour rates. We are charged a $2.00 extra charge for 9600 baud and must pass this on. We are trying to get this extra charged waved, if we do I will pass it along to you. Savings of 59.50 in Membership dues The 2 Free Hours of connect Time ( A Value of $ 18.00 during prime time ) and you get our lowest hourly charges to date. Plus you save $ 0.70 per month in Service charges. On top of all this we will allow you to connect to our Main service for $ 8.00 per hour prime time and $ 5.75 during non-prime time. That's an average savings of $ 3.63 per hour. So Call today or send in the Enclosed order form Which you can print out on your printer. Note: As the system grows with users our non-prime rate will drop in cost. Due to discounted volume rates which we can obtain, We will put this in effect once the system reaches a certain point of usage. We are looking at a drop in cost somewhere in the range of $ 3.00 to $ 4.00 per hour for " A " Citys " B & C " Citys between $ 4.75 and $ 5.75 per hour. CITY DENSITY ------------ HIGH = " A " MEDIUM OR LOW = " B AND C " Call customer support on prices for Watts access... Warning - Do not use the Watts access. Call us first. Cost per hour is very high. And we will bill you for it if you use it. Watts service is " NOT " the 1-800-242-5322 number this is a free call for you. ======================== System Charges There are 4 option plans which you can choice from. Prices Below Reflect " A " City Charges if you are Calling from a " B " City add $ 1.75 per hour to these charges. OPTION 1 $ 14.00 per hour prime time rate [ 7 am to 6 pm ] $ 9.75 per hour non-prime time rate [ 6 pm to 7 am ] No monthly service charge...! OPTION 2 $ 12.00 per hour prime time rate [ 7 am to 6 pm ] $ 6.50 per hour non-prime time rate [ 6 pm to 7 am ] $ 7.50 per month service charge OPTION 3 $ 11.00 per hour prime time rate [ 7 am to 6 pm ] $ 6.00 per hour non-prime time rate [ 6 pm to 7 am ] $ 10.00 per month service charge OPTION 4 Pre-paid Account of 10 hours min $ 10.50 per hour prime time rate [ 7 am to 6 pm ] $ 5.75 per hour non-prime rate [ 6 pm to 7 am ] $ 9.75 per month service charge PAYMENT POLICY As to date there are only 2 methods of payment they are [ 1 ] Option 4 Prepaid [ 2 ] CheckFree payment this is where we bill your checking account for your usage and Charge your Account Monthly. Payment comes out on the 16th of every month. In order to do this type of payment You must send in the Checkfree form along with a Voided Check. The Charge for this is built into the monthly service charge. So take advantage of this option. [ 3 ] Credit Cards Accounts are being formed Now....... REGISTRATION The HUB registration is a one-time NON-REFUNDABLE fee of $49.50 One time charge. The registration fee is $5.00 HIGHER if you choose Checkfree direct checking account debit. USAGE* All HUB or NewCon accounts are charged a monthly service fee, depending on the option you select to have. Users in the Continental US are charged per min with NO KCHAR fee. Option 1 has no Monthly Service Charge Rates are higher from Alaska, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada and are available upon request. Misc Fees When they Come up... Password, ID, or Username Change: $20.00 HardCopy of Detailed Billing : $5.00 Dishonored\returned Checking Debit or CreditCard Charge: $30.00 Payment method change: $20.00. TELCO CHARGES, IF ANY, WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR BILL. PLEASE CONTACT THE TELCO OPERATOR OF THE OUTDIAL CITY IN QUESTION FOR ASSISTANCE. SEE BELOW FROM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ----------------------------- Rates are higher from Alaska, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada and are available upon request. In addition to these rates, some cities are subject to local telephone company "Zone" rates. These are the so-called "meter rates" that apply when calling to an out-lying area from the outdial modem. These charges can range from ten cents per call upwards and HUB/NEWCON has no choice but to pass those charges on to the member. The worst areas affected by these rates are Chicago, Los Angeles and the entire states of New Jersey, New York and California. FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES ------------------------------- For members residing in foreign countries whose postal and telegraph services (PTT) permit gateway connections to TYMNET (International access number ), HUB/NEWCON service is also available. Foreign members must establish an account with HUB/NEWCON via telephone or mail before receiving a HUB/NEWCON Username and Password. The only payment method that HUB/NEWCON will accept from foreign members is MasterCard or VISA (Interbank Cards). The registration fee for foreign members is $70.00, off-peak hourly fees are $10.00 per hour and day-time usage is $45.00 per hour. This is in addition to the fees charged by your local PTT to reach the TYMNET gateway. Local Telephone company charges, as described above, apply to callers from foreign countrys. NEWCON MAIN SYSTEM NewCon CIS Concrete Information Services When I launched our on-line service in the spring of 88, NewCon was breaking new ground in the construction market. Never before had anyone taken on such a task as we were about to incounter. We have added over 50 Databases and 8,000 Files since we started and more are on the way. We have added services seen only on the large systems like Compuserve and Genie and some services that even the big boys can't or won't offer you, Like the HUB and real run time programs that you can try out before you buy. I also added public and private SIG areas for business and home use, which you can join from the main menu. Access to private SIG must be requested by you one of two ways [1] You can request access online or [2] Calling our customer service number. 1-800-242-5322 or 1-301-391-5322 Note: There are a few SIG areas where the generial public can not have access for any reason. You will see this as you go thru the system. To make things a little easier we have put together a guide chart which will show you how to connect and work you way thru the system. I hope you enjoy it you can find it in the file called Guide.me Thankyou for Downloading this file and if you would please Upload it to another BBS. Remember for every new user you bring us after they join we credit your account for 3 hours that's right 3 hours of free usage. The only hitch to this is you have to recive a User Access code from us which your friend then enters on his membership applaction. And your limited to a total of 9 hours of free usage a month. Thanks for you time Stephen M. Lane